Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Hath taken
Then let him
Divorcement
General references
Bible References
Hath taken
Deuteronomy 21:15
If a man have two wives and loves one more than the other. The first son of either wife is the man's first-born son, even if the boy's mother is the wife he does not love. A man near death and dividing up his property must give a double share to his first-born son. This is because he was the first to be born.
Deuteronomy 22:13
If a man marries a woman and has sex with her and then turns against her,
Exodus 21:10
If a man takes a second wife, he must continue to give his first wife the same amount of food and clothing and the same rights that she had before.
Then let him
Deuteronomy 24:3
If the latter husband turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife,
Jeremiah 3:8
Judah saw that I sent unfaithful Israel away because of her adultery and that I gave Israel her divorce papers. But treacherous Judah, her sister, was not afraid. She also acted like a prostitute.
Matthew 5:31
Again, it was said, 'Whoever gets rid of his wife has to give her a certificate of divorce.'
Matthew 19:7
They asked him: Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, to send her away?
Mark 10:4
They said: Moses allowed us to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.
Divorcement
Isaiah 50:1
This is what Jehovah says: Where are your mother's divorce papers? Did I give her any to get rid of her? To which of my creditors did I sell you? You were sold because of your sins. I got rid of your mother because of your rebellion.
Send her
Deuteronomy 22:19
They will fine him a hundred shekels of silver. They will give it to the girl's father, because he publicly defamed a virgin of Israel. She will remain his wife. He may not divorce her all his days.
Malachi 2:16
I hate divorce and he who covers his garment with violence,' said Jehovah, the God of Israel. Jehovah of Hosts declares: 'Guard yourselves and do not deal treacherously.'
Matthew 1:19
Her husband Joseph was an honorable man and did not want to disgrace her publicly. So he decided to break the marriage agreement with her secretly.
Luke 16:18
A man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery. The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. [Jesus continued to tell illustrations.]
1 Corinthians 7:11
If she leaves, let her remain unmarried or become reconciled to her husband. A husband should not divorce his wife.
General references
Mark 10:4
They said: Moses allowed us to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.